Brexit news LIVE – Boris Johnson jokes he’s ‘having a midlife crisis’ as he squeezes into race car

BORIS Johnson hopped inside a race car in Sunderland on Brexit Day during a visit to the city's university.

Ahead of the UK officially leaving the EU, the Prime Minister visited The Industry Centre at University of Sunderland.

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